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SECTION XIII <br /> CLOSED SESSIONS <br /> Council meets from time to time in Closed Sessions which are duly held meetings or a <br /> portion thereof, at which certain actions may be taken and are not open to the public and <br /> news media. Matters discussed in closed sessions are considered confidential and shall <br /> not be divulged. These are: <br /> (I) Labor Relations <br /> Closed sessions held at such times pursuant to Government code Section 54957.6 <br /> where the Council meets with its designated representatives prior to and during <br /> consultation and discussions with representatives of employee organizations. <br /> As a matter of policy, Council acknowledges that the City and its taxpayers are <br /> best served if positions authorized during such sessions are represented as those of <br /> the Council as a whole. Members of the City Council agree that positions and <br /> agreements shall not be divulged. <br /> (2) Security or Emergencies <br /> Arrangements made to address threats to the City or its property must be kept <br /> confidential. <br /> (3) Personnel Sessions <br /> Matters discussed and reviewed in personnel sessions shall remain confidential in <br /> order to protect employees' rights to privacy. <br /> (4) Litigation <br /> Closed sessions to consider potential or pending litigation in which the City or an <br /> officer or employee is or could be a party. <br /> Discussion of probablye or pending litigation could waive attorney- client <br /> privilege to the detriment of the City's position. <br /> (5) Real Property Negotiations <br /> Discussion of specified real estate negotiations. <br /> The City Attorney shall announce during Council Open Session, any formal Council <br /> actions taken. (Chapter VI, the Brown Act) <br /> XIII - I <br />